Community Assistance Program State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) (97.023)
Community Assistance Program State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) (Assistance Listing 97.023) is run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security. It awarded $64.9 million in 249 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $260,619 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $251,488. Half of the 249 awards fell between $163,043 and $337,813, and they ranged from $1,892 to $723,605.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$64.9 million
- Grant awards249
- Typical award$251,488
- Awarded in FY 2025$14.0 million
- Size rank946 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $10.3 million in fiscal 2021 to $14.0 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 946th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 57% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 51 states and territories.
What the program funds
??The goal of the CAP-SSSE program is to empower National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Coordinating Agencies to own, manage, and reduce risk and avoid losses from flood events through support to flood prone and NFIP participating communities within their states or territories. ? To further this goal, the program will pursue the following objectives: - Enable state and territory programs to assist communities with NFIP compliance, administration, and enforcement of floodplain management standards, including adopting updated flood risk data and responding effectively to disasters. - Enable state and territory programs to increase local stakeholders’ capability and capacity for effective floodplain management. - Inform state and territory best practices for floodplain management activities. FEMA’s Floodplain Management program monitors performance through four program measures to which NFIP Coordinating Agencies are required to set and meet targets. “Expected” targets reflect anticipated achievement, while “Excellence” targets reflect exceeding expectations. The performance measures include: - Map Adoption. Grantees must meet the national “Expected” metric of at least 93% map adoptions for those participating communities that receive Letters of Final Determination (LFDs) in their state or territory. A national “Excellence” target of 97% is in place. ? - Community Engagement. Grantees must have contact with a designated percentage of the communities in their state or territory by community audits, General Technical Assistance, Regulation Assistance, or Workshops. Grantees and the FEMA Regional Coordinator will negotiate “Expected” and “Excellence” targets for the percentage of communities that will be engaged during the Period of Performance. - Higher Standards Adoption. Grantees must commit to a designated number of communities that will adopt higher floodplain management standards (i.e., standards that are more stringent than those required by the NFIP) as a result of the state or territory’s efforts. Grantees and the FEMA Regional Coordinator will negotiate “Expected” and “Excellence” targets for the number of communities adopting a higher standard during the Period of Performance. A national Excellence target of 75% is in place.?? - Community Compliance Improvement. Grantees must commit to a designated number of communities in which they will conduct community audits, opening new and closing existing community audits. Grantees and the FEMA Regional Coordinator will negotiate “Expected” and “Excellence” targets for the number of audits that will be conducted and closed during the Period of Performance. Annual targets will be documented in the SOW and will roll-up into the five-Period of Performance compliance tracking period.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Designated NFIP Coordinating Agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and territories are eligible to apply for funding under this funding opportunity. Collectively, they are referred to as “grantees.” NFIP Coordinating Agencies are designated by statute or Governor’s declaration as a “State Coordinating Agency” as described in 44 C.F.R. § 59.1 and § 60.25. Applicants are required to have a valid Tiered State Framework Assessment to apply for the grant. There is a minimum 25% non-federal cost match required for all recipients of CAP-SSSE funds (excluding insular areas) with no restrictions on the types of costs allowed (e.g., in-kind contribution). Applicants are allowed, encouraged, and incentivized through the TSF Assessment to voluntarily match beyond the minimum 25% non-federal cost match. Exceptions to the cost share requirement include “insular areas” per Public Law 96-205, title VI, section 601, March 12,1980, as amended (also noted in 48 U.S.C. § 1469a) and Office of Management and Budget Controller Alert CA-23-04 Waiving Matching Fund Requirements for Insular Areas. The four insular areas are the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Insular area applicants can propose a voluntary cost share. The recipient contribution is calculated based on the federal contribution as: percent of recipient contribution multiplied by the value of the federal contribution in U.S. dollars.
What the money can and cannot pay for
If a recipient does not maintain the necessary expertise and capability to conduct CAP-SSSE activities, the FEMA Region and recipient will develop a remedial plan. If the recipient does not agree to implementing the remedial plan or fails to develop the necessary expertise and capability required by the region, the state or territory's CAP-SSSE funding may be reduced or withheld. The CAP-SSSE Period of Performance (POP) is 12 months, beginning July 1 and ending June 30 of the following year. Recipients may request funding as desired, so long as those requests comply with the manual payment review process identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Awards are subject to the Cash Management Improvement Act for payment and/or reimbursement of expenditures.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
??The application start date and deadline are contingent upon publication of the NOFO. The application window is open for 30 days following publication of the NOFO, and this date is the submission deadline. All applications must be received through FEMA GO by this time. ?
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Past – Grant Year 2023: • Range: $100,000 to $550,000 • Average: $288,000 Current – Grant Year 2024: • Range: $68,000 to $460,000 • Average: $250,000 Budget Fiscal Year 2025: • Range: $68,000 to $460,000 • Average: $250,000
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Selection of Communities that Receive Community Audits (Community Assistance Contacts (CACs), Community Assistance Visits (CAVs)), Trainings, or other Technical Assistance:?Using the Community Engagement Prioritization Tool (CEPT) to guide and negotiate community selection for CACs, CAVs, training, and other technical assistance during the period of performance.? Community Information System (CIS) Entry:?Entering in findings from community audits (CAVs and CACs) into CIS.?? Community Compliance Activities:?Conducting community audit activities relating to CAVs CACs, or potential violations?identified?in the National Violation Tracker, as well as follow-up and associated travel.?? Floodplain Management Regulation Assistance: Assisting communities in reviewing local regulations to ensure compliance with NFIP requirements?and adoption prior to Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) becoming effective.? Planning:?Gathering evidence and compiling a Tiered State Framework (TSF) Assessment submission.??? Model Regulation Updates and Monitoring of State or Territory Regulatory?Environment Status Conditions: ?Reviewing model community regulations and communicating with communities about model codes to ensure understanding.?? Outreach, Workshops, and Other Training: Planning and?facilitating?a workshop for local officials on the NFIP.? General Technical Assistance: Providing general technical?assistance?to communities and individuals to help resolve issues, such as when a...
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Community Assistance Program State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) (97.023) awarded$64.9 million across 249 grant awards, an average of $260,619 per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 98% of the money, nonprofits 0.9%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 246 | $63.7 million | 98% |
| Nonprofits | 1 | $600,000 | 0.9% |
| Other | 2 | $544,441 | 0.8% |
By state
33 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 5 | $2.8 million |
| New York | 5 | $2.8 million |
| Texas | 5 | $2.5 million |
| New Jersey | 5 | $2.4 million |
| Florida | 5 | $2.3 million |
| North Carolina | 5 | $2.1 million |
| Wisconsin | 6 | $2.1 million |
| Minnesota | 5 | $1.8 million |
| Missouri | 5 | $1.8 million |
| Georgia | 5 | $1.7 million |
| Louisiana | 5 | $1.7 million |
| Kentucky | 5 | $1.6 million |
| Alabama | 5 | $1.6 million |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $1.6 million |
| South Carolina | 5 | $1.6 million |
| Illinois | 5 | $1.5 million |
| Michigan | 5 | $1.5 million |
| Montana | 5 | $1.5 million |
| Ohio | 5 | $1.4 million |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $1.4 million |
| Mississippi | 4 | $1.4 million |
| Vermont | 5 | $1.4 million |
| Iowa | 5 | $1.3 million |
| Nebraska | 5 | $1.3 million |
| Indiana | 5 | $1.2 million |
| Washington | 5 | $1.2 million |
| Arkansas | 5 | $1.2 million |
| Kansas | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Arizona | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Maryland | 4 | $1.1 million |
| Connecticut | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Oregon | 5 | $1.0 million |
| Virginia | 5 | $1.0 million |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | $970,196 |
| Maine | 5 | $927,413 |
| Utah | 5 | $920,668 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $847,482 |
| Colorado | 5 | $847,350 |
| West Virginia | 5 | $787,449 |
| Idaho | 5 | $759,341 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | $710,155 |
| Nevada | 5 | $679,188 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $664,293 |
| New Mexico | 4 | $617,634 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $611,638 |
| Alaska | 5 | $578,944 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $505,356 |
| Delaware | 5 | $483,916 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $476,731 |
| Wyoming | 5 | $344,012 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | $135,402 |